Knowledge priorities on climate change and water in the Upper Indus Basin: a horizon scanning exercise to identify the top 100 research questions in social and natural sciences

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen
cg.contributor.donorInternational Centre for Integrated Mountain Developmenten
cg.contributor.donorNational Environmental Research Councilen
cg.coverage.countryAfghanistan
cg.coverage.countryChina
cg.coverage.countryIndia
cg.coverage.countryPakistan
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2AF
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CN
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2IN
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2PK
cg.coverage.regionSouthern Asia
cg.coverage.regionEastern Asia
cg.coverage.subregionHindu-Kush Karakoram Himalaya Region
cg.coverage.subregionUpper Indus Basin
cg.creator.identifierAditi Mukherji: 0000-0002-8061-4349en
cg.creator.identifierMuhammad Azeem Ali Shah: 0000-0001-5277-5893en
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1029/2021ef002619en
cg.identifier.iwmilibraryH051443en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2328-4277en
cg.issue4en
cg.journalEarth's Futureen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.river.basinINDUSen
cg.volume10en
dc.contributor.authorOrr, A.en
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, B.en
dc.contributor.authorAlam, U.en
dc.contributor.authorAppadurai, A. N.en
dc.contributor.authorBharucha, Z.P.en
dc.contributor.authorBiemans, H.en
dc.contributor.authorBolch, T.en
dc.contributor.authorChaulagain, N. P.en
dc.contributor.authorDhaubanjar, S.en
dc.contributor.authorDimri, A. P.en
dc.contributor.authorDixon, H.en
dc.contributor.authorFowler, H. J.en
dc.contributor.authorGioli, G.en
dc.contributor.authorHalvorson, S. J.en
dc.contributor.authorHussain, A.en
dc.contributor.authorJeelani, G.en
dc.contributor.authorKamal, S.en
dc.contributor.authorKhalid, I. S.en
dc.contributor.authorLiu, S.en
dc.contributor.authorLutz, A.en
dc.contributor.authorMehra, M. K.en
dc.contributor.authorMiles, E.en
dc.contributor.authorMomblanch, A.en
dc.contributor.authorMuccione, V.en
dc.contributor.authorMukherji, Aditien
dc.contributor.authorMustafa, D.en
dc.contributor.authorNajmuddin, O.en
dc.contributor.authorNasimi, M. N.en
dc.contributor.authorNusser, M.en
dc.contributor.authorPandey, V. P.en
dc.contributor.authorParveen, S.en
dc.contributor.authorPellicciotti, F.en
dc.contributor.authorPollino, C.en
dc.contributor.authorPotter, E.en
dc.contributor.authorQazizada, M. R.en
dc.contributor.authorRay, S.en
dc.contributor.authorRomshoo, S.en
dc.contributor.authorSarkar, S. K.en
dc.contributor.authorSawas, A.en
dc.contributor.authorSen, S.en
dc.contributor.authorShah, A.en
dc.contributor.authorAli Shah, M. Azeemen
dc.contributor.authorShea, J. M.en
dc.contributor.authorSheikh, A. T.en
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, A. B.en
dc.contributor.authorTayal, S.en
dc.contributor.authorTigala, S.en
dc.contributor.authorVirk, Z. T.en
dc.contributor.authorWester, P.en
dc.contributor.authorWescoat, J. L. Jr.en
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-18T10:06:52Zen
dc.date.available2022-10-18T10:06:52Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/125081
dc.titleKnowledge priorities on climate change and water in the Upper Indus Basin: a horizon scanning exercise to identify the top 100 research questions in social and natural sciencesen
dcterms.abstractRiver systems originating from the Upper Indus Basin (UIB) are dominated by runoff from snow and glacier melt and summer monsoonal rainfall. These water resources are highly stressed as huge populations of people living in this region depend on them, including for agriculture, domestic use, and energy production. Projections suggest that the UIB region will be affected by considerable (yet poorly quantified) changes to the seasonality and composition of runoff in the future, which are likely to have considerable impacts on these supplies. Given how directly and indirectly communities and ecosystems are dependent on these resources and the growing pressure on them due to ever-increasing demands, the impacts of climate change pose considerable adaptation challenges. The strong linkages between hydroclimate, cryosphere, water resources, and human activities within the UIB suggest that a multi- and inter-disciplinary research approach integrating the social and natural/environmental sciences is critical for successful adaptation to ongoing and future hydrological and climate change. Here we use a horizon scanning technique to identify the Top 100 questions related to the most pressing knowledge gaps and research priorities in social and natural sciences on climate change and water in the UIB. These questions are on the margins of current thinking and investigation and are clustered into 14 themes, covering three overarching topics of “governance, policy, and sustainable solutions”, “socioeconomic processes and livelihoods”, and “integrated Earth System processes”. Raising awareness of these cutting-edge knowledge gaps and opportunities will hopefully encourage researchers, funding bodies, practitioners, and policy makers to address them.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2022-04-13en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationOrr, A.; Ahmad, B.; Alam, U.; Appadurai, A. N.; Bharucha, Z. P.; Biemans, H.; Bolch, T.; Chaulagain, N. P.; Dhaubanjar, S.; Dimri, A. P.; Dixon, H.; Fowler, H. J.; Gioli, G.; Halvorson, S. J.; Hussain, A.; Jeelani, G.; Kamal, S.; Khalid, I. S.; Liu, S.; Lutz, A.; Mehra, M. K.; Miles, E.; Momblanch, A.; Muccione, V.; Mukherji, Aditi; Mustafa, D.; Najmuddin, O.; Nasimi, M. N.; Nusser, M.; Pandey, V. P.; Parveen, S.; Pellicciotti, F.; Pollino, C.; Potter, E.; Qazizada, M. R.; Ray, S.; Romshoo, S.; Sarkar, S. K.; Sawas, A.; Sen, S.; Shah, A.; Ali Shah, M. Azeem; Shea, J. M.; Sheikh, A. T.; Shrestha, A. B.; Tayal, S.; Tigala, S.; Virk, Z. T.; Wester, P.; Wescoat, J. L. Jr. 2022. Knowledge priorities on climate change and water in the Upper Indus Basin: a horizon scanning exercise to identify the top 100 research questions in social and natural sciences. Earth's Future, 10(4):e2021EF002619. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EF002619]en
dcterms.extente2021EF002619en
dcterms.issued2022-04en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherAmerican Geophysical Unionen
dcterms.subjectclimate change adaptationen
dcterms.subjectwater resourcesen
dcterms.subjectwater managementen
dcterms.subjectwater availabilityen
dcterms.subjectriver basinsen
dcterms.subjectgovernanceen
dcterms.subjectpoliciesen
dcterms.subjectsustainabilityen
dcterms.subjectlivelihoodsen
dcterms.subjectvulnerabilityen
dcterms.subjectpovertyen
dcterms.subjectsocioeconomic aspectsen
dcterms.subjectgenderen
dcterms.subjectagricultureen
dcterms.subjectnatural disastersen
dcterms.subjecthydroclimatologyen
dcterms.subjectecosystemsen
dcterms.subjectglaciersen
dcterms.subjectmountainsen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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